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Smart Public Procurement for Better Public Spending in Latin America and the Caribbean

Inter-American Development Bank

At its core, it advocates for the implementation of regulatory reforms, digital transformation, and strategic planning to create a procurement system that responds effectively to complex societal needs. As a result, addressing passive waste through capacity-building measures can generate large savings for governments.

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SBA Lifts the Application Hold for 8(a) Certification

Select GCR

Please note: due to an influx in applications and the additional review of a narrative for every 8(a) participant and applicant, there will be longer processing times for approval from the SBA. Mentorship and Training: The 8(a) program provides participants with invaluable mentorship from experienced business professionals.

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B2Gov: Meet the open data bundlers turning binners into winners

Open Contracting Partnership

Participating in public contracting represents a massive opportunity for businesses, but one that many fail to seize. Many companies don’t participate in processes because they have no idea they exist and because the risks are high. They started with a simple idea that is complex to implement in practice. Diegues says.

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Interview with Our Editors: Nigeria and Lagos Chamber of Commerce International Arbitration Centre in the Spotlight with Abimbola Akeredolu SAN

Kluwer Arbitration

The LACIAC Board of Directors, through its technical committees, strives to build capacity in different sectors including energy, construction, finance and technology, international trade, telecoms, media and entertainment, MSMEs, among others. in infrastructure projects.

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Applying AI to Advance Agency Missions

FedInsider

CART (communication access realtime translation) provides instant accessibility for all participants by delivering the spoken word as a realtime stream of text. Dr. Alterovitz was one of the core authors of White House Office of Science Technology and Policy’s The National AI R&D Strategic Plan from 2019.

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How Lithuania fast-tracked green procurement

Open Contracting Partnership

The government took three key steps: i) careful planning for the green transition; ii) implementing green public procurement (GPP) in practice with a focus on building the capacity of public buyers; and iii) learning powered by data-driven monitoring with a public dashboard. We now have to help our business adapt and innovate.

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UK's 'pro-innovation approach' to AI regulation won't do, particularly for public sector digitalisation

How to Crack a Nut

The report recommends that the AI sandbox should operate on the basis of a ‘ commitment from the participant regulators to make joined-up decisions on regulations or licences at the end of each sandbox process and a clear feedback loop to inform the design or reform of regulatory frameworks based on the insights gathered.